Foundations 19 – Infrastructure Space

Keynote by Carlos Lopes

The trans-Saharan pipeline will carry natural gas from Nigeria to Algeria and onward to Europe. (Wikimedia Commons)

More money for more infrastructure Development of the African continent is being hampered by an acute deficit in infrastructure, among other things. Carlos Lopes is convinced that large projects will soon improve the situation. The UN Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa also sees potential for more self-financing.

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